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we are entering into an environment where it is very hard for people to know what the facts are. both sides have their fact checkers. the new media environment creates these sources of information and facts checking, many of which are partisan in nature. it is very hard for viewers to distinguish between fact and fiction. is how we seehat these debates. people are cynical about politics but in some way that increases 10 times when we are in this environment, being faced and inundated with all kinds of contradictory information. i think that has been part of the story of these debates with the gradual loss of trust of many voters about what they are hearing. host: what do you think about the mix of foreign policy and domestic policy? guest: 4 vice president joe biden, that is very good. he is extraordinarily comfortable with foreign policy, much more so than congressman ryan will paul ryan will do well, i'm sure but this is where joe biden really like to show his stuff. he has been very involved during his senate career in all kinds of foreign policy issues from coast to vote to i
we are entering into an environment where it is very hard for people to know what the facts are. both sides have their fact checkers. the new media environment creates these sources of information and facts checking, many of which are partisan in nature. it is very hard for viewers to distinguish between fact and fiction. is how we seehat these debates. people are cynical about politics but in some way that increases 10 times when we are in this environment, being faced and inundated with all...
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that does not mean every ceo deserve their reputation, but it's important to know that the environment in which they're doing business. it's better to know that than not know that. people do not like executive bonuses. but if they give a bonus during the good time? the you think better or worse? what about if they give a bonus when profits are down and during a down time? a sure way to take off the public is to give an executive bonus. that should be obvious. a good percentage of americans had real problems with executive compensation because most people do not get bonuses. i think that is a real point of controversy. we tried to be as comprehensive as possible in the questions we asked, but i appreciate your advice on how we could word questions. host: that part of the lessy, o87% finding it favorable. in negligible margin said they would be more favorable. robert on the democratic line from d.c. thanks for joining us. caller: in the interest of time, i would just like to ask one question. independents are still human beings and their still biased based on their experience in life. if
that does not mean every ceo deserve their reputation, but it's important to know that the environment in which they're doing business. it's better to know that than not know that. people do not like executive bonuses. but if they give a bonus during the good time? the you think better or worse? what about if they give a bonus when profits are down and during a down time? a sure way to take off the public is to give an executive bonus. that should be obvious. a good percentage of americans had...
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it is one way -- one thing you -- when you do that in an operational environment and you say all may i know so if i break the code it is on me, but when you have 25 other people knowing what you are doing, and one of those folks can lead inadvertently that you are doing something at the precise moment the you are doing it with people that were just as likely be had you s look at -- behead you as look at you -- that an enemy, insurance -- and amenity, insurance to you have to trust, it takes a system to make sure you can deliver. i've never been an intelligence operative. i've worked undercover. at the end of the day, when people get killed, if you are an informant, or an undercover officer, it is still the same. you deal with it immediately. it is difficult to know the people you are working with you cannot trust. you cannot trust the informants, and generally. their motivation is different, but they have inside information. it is complex. it is a very basic thing. if you did not have the trust, you will be on willing to take the risk. host: this is robert liscouski. i want to get yo
it is one way -- one thing you -- when you do that in an operational environment and you say all may i know so if i break the code it is on me, but when you have 25 other people knowing what you are doing, and one of those folks can lead inadvertently that you are doing something at the precise moment the you are doing it with people that were just as likely be had you s look at -- behead you as look at you -- that an enemy, insurance -- and amenity, insurance to you have to trust, it takes a...
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i was always very pro environment. i was always supported by the sierra club and other local conservation groups as well. what was the other thing you mentioned? host: the democratic agenda for helping to lower gas prices. guest: i think that what the president has said, even what the post has said, we need to have energy independence. we cannot be dependent on middle east oil. that is important in terms of lowering prices and from a security point of view. i do not want to have to worry about who is in charge in various countries in the middle east and whether or not they will turn off the spigot. energy independence is important from a security and a price point of view. host: we will leave it there. we would rather get some more voices in here. this one is from the twitter page. guest: i think it goes back to what the previous caller said. without cheap energy, it will drive the price up for everything. if you want to have domestic manufacturing, for example, increasing to create more jobs, low energy costs are impo
i was always very pro environment. i was always supported by the sierra club and other local conservation groups as well. what was the other thing you mentioned? host: the democratic agenda for helping to lower gas prices. guest: i think that what the president has said, even what the post has said, we need to have energy independence. we cannot be dependent on middle east oil. that is important in terms of lowering prices and from a security point of view. i do not want to have to worry about...
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we need to take care of our environment. host: why did you think the mars rover landing was so significant? caller: it shows we still have a technological ability to do such things, such marvelous things. history, how could we have conceived of such a thing with in the past 50 years? these are leaps and bounds in technology that we're taking. it shows man's altman ability to strive -- man's ultimate ability. host: a tear from chicago, frome -- let's hear chicago, bonnie, independenct. caller: i did not know there was no reason for the nasa program until i hear from this man. all that could have done with out a space program. for endangering our lives with the space junk that is up there? i don't think there was a good reason that he gave. some of these callers are undercover nazi workers and we need to have a better reason than that. guest: i cannot agree with you there. there are doctors doubt that can do remote medical procedures across the country or across the world over satellite connections, and i think that is a treme
we need to take care of our environment. host: why did you think the mars rover landing was so significant? caller: it shows we still have a technological ability to do such things, such marvelous things. history, how could we have conceived of such a thing with in the past 50 years? these are leaps and bounds in technology that we're taking. it shows man's altman ability to strive -- man's ultimate ability. host: a tear from chicago, frome -- let's hear chicago, bonnie, independenct. caller: i...
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just stop the cut in an environment where it is absolutely essential. i had no children. maybe i will not feel it did not much. but like the last caller said i am ready to pay my their share. and the thing is that fairness is not guaranteed. but this is where i put my emphasis, what is democracy? we have got to try to work and create fairness. a graduated income tax is the best way to pay according to the ability to pay. the more you give, the more you pay. what is complicated? guest: the caller brings up a great point. this idea of tax fairness. who should pay more? another caller brought up before. what this caller is scion is that something that the president echoed again and again on the campaign trail. and he feels like this as part of the government moving forward. part of the tax fairness issue is at the wealthy should pay more to help pay down the deficit. the other caller was saying he feels like more people should pay federal income taxes to pay down the federal it deficit. this is sort of the two ways that the parties beer taxes or one way that they do. the fac
just stop the cut in an environment where it is absolutely essential. i had no children. maybe i will not feel it did not much. but like the last caller said i am ready to pay my their share. and the thing is that fairness is not guaranteed. but this is where i put my emphasis, what is democracy? we have got to try to work and create fairness. a graduated income tax is the best way to pay according to the ability to pay. the more you give, the more you pay. what is complicated? guest: the...
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a big storm best disrupt the earth's environment -- a big storm does disrupt the earth's environment. our electronic technology is so young. it has existed only for a small fraction of the sun's 4.5 billion years. host: from new jersey, tom. caller: good morning and thank you for c-span. i think he missed the main problem with the solar flares. do you agree that nuclear power plants have to be cooled 247 -- 24/7? guest: yes. caller: do you further agreed that the power to run the cooling pumps comes from the grid and not the plants themselves? guest: plants also have backup generators. caller: they run for about a week. if the grid goes down and the cooling systems go down, they will have -- they will begin melting down like fukushima. concern?t a realistic guest: i do not think so. all nuclear plants are designed with the possibility that you could lose electrical power. that is not an imponderable for nuclear-plan design. i have not seen any scenario where meltdowns of nuclear p lants are listed in the event of a solar flare. caller: i have a couple of quick questions. the sun isiev
a big storm best disrupt the earth's environment -- a big storm does disrupt the earth's environment. our electronic technology is so young. it has existed only for a small fraction of the sun's 4.5 billion years. host: from new jersey, tom. caller: good morning and thank you for c-span. i think he missed the main problem with the solar flares. do you agree that nuclear power plants have to be cooled 247 -- 24/7? guest: yes. caller: do you further agreed that the power to run the cooling pumps...
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i think we are in an environment where the public is saying we don't just want career politicians running the game any more. we have a lot of candidates who come from a lot of different areas of experience and expertise. i think this is an informant in which they can win. host: now this -- is this something you and other house democrats can support? guest: i think post-election there are going to be a lot of ideas put on the table about responsible ideas so that we don't go off the fiscal cliff and so that we meet obligations that we have to give middle class and middle income taxpayers the kind of support they need going into next year, knowing that things are still in flux. there are going to be a lot of ideas. i don't want to speculate which ones are up or down. i have not seen any indication republicans are willing to put revenues on the table. revenues have to be on the table when you consider the substantial cuts that are planned. host: are democrats willing to put medicare cuts on the table? guest: what we have done with medicare starts out of the affordable care act, it's making s
i think we are in an environment where the public is saying we don't just want career politicians running the game any more. we have a lot of candidates who come from a lot of different areas of experience and expertise. i think this is an informant in which they can win. host: now this -- is this something you and other house democrats can support? guest: i think post-election there are going to be a lot of ideas put on the table about responsible ideas so that we don't go off the fiscal cliff...
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we have had 197 bills and amendments to the disarray the environment. i think that is a challenge for the country. much of the leadership was going all the way back to teddy roosevelt. of the epa was created under richard nixon when he was president. there were prominent republicans who were pro-environment. i have not seen jobs bills. i have seen 33 attempts to repeal of the affordable care to basically excite the republican base but not a serious move for serious legislation or to reach across the aisle to work with democrats in both the house and senate. about 30 jobs bills going to the senate and dying there i have to take issue with. the point you made about the budget -- in an ideal world, we would pass a budget every year. unfortunately, that has not happened. in the republican-controlled house, we have passed a budget which i would argue is one of the most radical document in american history. the first iteration essentially ended medicare as we know it. i think it reflects a very darwinian world. ryan ii, the budget we passed this year, it esse
we have had 197 bills and amendments to the disarray the environment. i think that is a challenge for the country. much of the leadership was going all the way back to teddy roosevelt. of the epa was created under richard nixon when he was president. there were prominent republicans who were pro-environment. i have not seen jobs bills. i have seen 33 attempts to repeal of the affordable care to basically excite the republican base but not a serious move for serious legislation or to reach...
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why are we trying to bring back something that has polluted our environment? we need to be forward thinking people. we do need some alternatives. but going barkwards to coal is not -- when we have a process that keeps the chemicals from getting into the air and harming people's health then maybe we can do that. but we have not done so that so we don't need to be going back to coal. host: thank you. implingts i thought i would take this moment to talk about the equal pay issue. first it's very important to point out that the notion of the wage gap is a mess. the idea that women continue to make 77 cents on the dollar is not true. if you control for any number of variables from college major to time taken out of the workplace, the gap entirely disappairs at this point. so discrimination is not the prevailing reason for any type of discrepancy in salaries. it has to do with choices and those choices aren't all bad. there was a study that women are choosing majors that will sort of give them professions that will provide greater pleasure. this isn't necessarily ba
why are we trying to bring back something that has polluted our environment? we need to be forward thinking people. we do need some alternatives. but going barkwards to coal is not -- when we have a process that keeps the chemicals from getting into the air and harming people's health then maybe we can do that. but we have not done so that so we don't need to be going back to coal. host: thank you. implingts i thought i would take this moment to talk about the equal pay issue. first it's very...
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host: denise mentioned the environment is one of his concerns. let's look at a story from bloomberg news this morning. the ice cap of notes to a record low -- melts to a record low. lowest in three decades of measurements. i will scroll down into the story and we will get some content. och -- host: clearwater, florida. republicans line. caller: i am just worried about governor romney not showing all of his taxes. it makes me and the tone there is because it says, i don't care enough about you. and if he wants us to vote for him, i think he should show his taxes. and keeping his money all sure does not sound very american to me. how am i going to want to vote for a man who doesn't seem to trust our banks? maybe he has a reason for it. but it makes me nervous that he prefers the cayman islands and other places. i just think he is really not hitting the right message by doing these things and not showing his taxes. it is very important to me because i think he is trying to cover up something. host: is there another candidate you support more? caller
host: denise mentioned the environment is one of his concerns. let's look at a story from bloomberg news this morning. the ice cap of notes to a record low -- melts to a record low. lowest in three decades of measurements. i will scroll down into the story and we will get some content. och -- host: clearwater, florida. republicans line. caller: i am just worried about governor romney not showing all of his taxes. it makes me and the tone there is because it says, i don't care enough about you....
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host: environment, public works are among the committee's senators sanders sits on. he was the mayor of burlington. gloria from texas. caller: good morning. can used to that chart that you showed earlier about what they would be paying in taxes? host: we will get the ready for you. did it concern you? caller: everybody is talking out devastating it will be to go over the cliff. people making under $20,000, $7.50 a week. there is only $270 a week. i didn't think the country will be devastated if those tax rates become effective. president obama did get a mandate to implement the taxes. he won over 2.9% of the popular vote. that is a greater percentage, not counting bush, who did not win the popular vote. host: this comes from the tax policy center and shows with the tax increases could be. guest: that is a significant tax increase and we have to avoid it. the president has urged and i support -- let's vote today on making sure that the bottom 98% of taxpayers in this country, people up to $250,000, we will make sure they will continue to get the tax breaks for the las
host: environment, public works are among the committee's senators sanders sits on. he was the mayor of burlington. gloria from texas. caller: good morning. can used to that chart that you showed earlier about what they would be paying in taxes? host: we will get the ready for you. did it concern you? caller: everybody is talking out devastating it will be to go over the cliff. people making under $20,000, $7.50 a week. there is only $270 a week. i didn't think the country will be devastated if...
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the second thing to remember is that when you were in this kind of environment, because we are still the largest economy in the world and because we still have more mobile ruled law than any other country, people actually come to the u.s. to invest their money when they are scared. counterpressure is on the u.s. bonds pared the danger is the morning people have a are tentative and the morning inflation starts, if you have $17 trillion you're paying interest on, you'll pay enormous percentage of your budget. you'll pay more in your lifetime for interest on the debt and you will pay for national security. that is a fairly dangerous concept. those give this difficult economic choices later on. host: that reminds me of various vice-presidential possibilities who are experts like rob portman. speak to him and his ability to help the problems. guest: if you're looking for expertise, the two people know the most are rob portman and paul ryan. he has been office of the management budget and he is experience. paul ryan is probably the brightest person ever to chair the budget committee. the t
the second thing to remember is that when you were in this kind of environment, because we are still the largest economy in the world and because we still have more mobile ruled law than any other country, people actually come to the u.s. to invest their money when they are scared. counterpressure is on the u.s. bonds pared the danger is the morning people have a are tentative and the morning inflation starts, if you have $17 trillion you're paying interest on, you'll pay enormous percentage of...
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medicare reforms were debated in a tough environment and they won comfortably. the argument was different and the with a inoculated themselves was different. republicans were able to explain their condition by using his mother, who explained the republican position. host: call is from pittsburgh on the republican line -- pual. caller: c-span does an excellent job of covering all the issues from all points of view. you should be commended for that. i think paul ryan is an excellent choice. i watched the rally they had last night in wisconsin. some 10,000 people. it is uplifting to hear how people are proud of the country. it was inspiring. he is willing to take on the issues. this country and has serious financial problems and an enormous debt. future generations are not going to be able to pay it. if we don't take it hard look at entitlements, we are going to collapse. the president had an opportunity with the bowles-simpson plan to weigh in on that, but he chose not to. the president is not touting his health-care plan or his other plans in his stimulus package
medicare reforms were debated in a tough environment and they won comfortably. the argument was different and the with a inoculated themselves was different. republicans were able to explain their condition by using his mother, who explained the republican position. host: call is from pittsburgh on the republican line -- pual. caller: c-span does an excellent job of covering all the issues from all points of view. you should be commended for that. i think paul ryan is an excellent choice. i...
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any issue you care about, whether it's the environment or children's health, it is incredibly influenced by the amount of money going into our political system. special-interests are ruling the airwaves. host: you brought up stephen colbert. here's an article about the superpac he created. what has he done to bring this issue to the forefront? guest: i think it's been incredibly helpful. he has created his own superpac, americans for a better tomorrow tomorrow. he has said trevor potter come on. it was also john mccain's finance lawyer. they have explained to americans in a way that's easy for them to understand exactly what a superpac can do. he has brought in jon stewart. mr. colbert has explained that there's this unlimited amount of money that can be brought into our political system that is unregulated. host: john on the line for republicans from north carolina . good morning. caller: good morning. in my opinion, the democrats, they have some free superpacs, such as cnn, abc, nbc, msnbc. 90% of the news media is free the democrats. all this is free. it does not call the damage -- it
any issue you care about, whether it's the environment or children's health, it is incredibly influenced by the amount of money going into our political system. special-interests are ruling the airwaves. host: you brought up stephen colbert. here's an article about the superpac he created. what has he done to bring this issue to the forefront? guest: i think it's been incredibly helpful. he has created his own superpac, americans for a better tomorrow tomorrow. he has said trevor potter come...
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i think a good, stable environment produce productivity, and knowing what your taxes are going to be, what regulatory challenges or requirements you are going to have, i think, produces more for our treasury. so, i do agree with william -- i think the american people on the local level, they are the ones that are listing on the -- listing up america, and keeping us on that path that will be positive for our children and grandchildren. the individuals he talks about, the hard-working men and women of this country, obviously might not be paying the most into the treasury, but on a local level, they do. they are supporting the tax base. it is those dollars providing funds for schools, paying for county government, the city government, and the sales tax enjoyed by every state. host: on the democratic line, robert, go ahead. south carolina. caller: thank you for c-span. i would like to make a couple of points. you seem very smart, as most politicians do. you seem very well-meaning. what you think about the congressehat former candidate rick perry suggested, serving half the time, rather th
i think a good, stable environment produce productivity, and knowing what your taxes are going to be, what regulatory challenges or requirements you are going to have, i think, produces more for our treasury. so, i do agree with william -- i think the american people on the local level, they are the ones that are listing on the -- listing up america, and keeping us on that path that will be positive for our children and grandchildren. the individuals he talks about, the hard-working men and...
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what i believe is that in our rush to fill in a 24-7 news cycle in a highly politicized environment, as the white house and the state department has collected informations, they have gotten it to the american public as soon as they could. host: angie in jacksonville, fla., good morning. go ahead. last check? moving on to barbara. are you with us? go ahead. you are on the air. caller: 1 americans wake up on november 7th, they need to make the right choice to reelect president obama as the president of this great country. they have the corporations' buying and running their country. they will regret their choices forever. every day that this president has done until now and everything he will do after he has inherited this, bankruptcy of the whole country from his own party. these guys have shipped off the jobs to foreign countries. i lived through that. i have been a refugee all my life. host: sue dvorsky, any response to that caller? guest: there are a few important points that you bring up. i do believe that voters in florida, iowa, and voters across the country understand the depth
what i believe is that in our rush to fill in a 24-7 news cycle in a highly politicized environment, as the white house and the state department has collected informations, they have gotten it to the american public as soon as they could. host: angie in jacksonville, fla., good morning. go ahead. last check? moving on to barbara. are you with us? go ahead. you are on the air. caller: 1 americans wake up on november 7th, they need to make the right choice to reelect president obama as the...
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the change republicans will try to make is to change theat to have a more open workplace environment. host: an editorial responding to and preparing for natural disasters is one of government's most important functions. it's as lawmakers should provide immediate relief without having to worry about demanding that spending to cut elsewhere. jan in springfield, mass., on the line for democrats. caller: 5 would like to say in florida in 2004 when they had all of the hurricanes, state farm insurance pulled out of the state and refused to ensure homes. people that have car insurance with state farm wanted to cancel their insurance. we found out the weight state farm is judging each state -- we found out state farm is judging each state. there are states where they are not making a profit so they are not insuring. global warming and new storms, the insurance companies need to look at their policies and unite them as americans. please quit referring to us as "ordinary" and referred to us as the backbone of the nation. guest: i was born in massachusetts, so i certainly feel you are part of th
the change republicans will try to make is to change theat to have a more open workplace environment. host: an editorial responding to and preparing for natural disasters is one of government's most important functions. it's as lawmakers should provide immediate relief without having to worry about demanding that spending to cut elsewhere. jan in springfield, mass., on the line for democrats. caller: 5 would like to say in florida in 2004 when they had all of the hurricanes, state farm...
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it will be a different environment. everything suggestible be a close race. host: give us the battleground states. guest: virginia, florida, ohio, colorado, and nevada as five of the closest. at pennsylvania to the list, because i think that will be very much in play. these are states, especially states in the southwest for the unemployment rate is particularly high. with the rate of foreclosure is project early high. -- particularly high. these are states that republicans are positioned to take over. there are other positive trends for the president. the hispanic group and some of the southwestern states. the minority vote in the states like virginia. you really have of battle between the economy, which plays in the republican, and the democratic favor, which plays to the president here yen it will come down to the five or six states. host: we will come back to you before we wrap up. i want to give the viewer some other news. national advertisers polled rush limbaugh advertisements. the commercials were not supposed to run on his show in the first place acco
it will be a different environment. everything suggestible be a close race. host: give us the battleground states. guest: virginia, florida, ohio, colorado, and nevada as five of the closest. at pennsylvania to the list, because i think that will be very much in play. these are states, especially states in the southwest for the unemployment rate is particularly high. with the rate of foreclosure is project early high. -- particularly high. these are states that republicans are positioned to...
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we have a regulatory environment -- 20% higher than they are elsewhere among city of our major competitors. there are a number of things we can do to increase the overall competitiveness of u.s. manufacturing. until we do that, you are at risk of sending jobs overseas. we need to do as much as we can for a pro-growth policy. . host: manufacturing jobs have been on the minds of the presidential candidates. we will start with governor romney and the theme on manufacturing jobs. >> started in 1970 to selling cars. >> in 2009 under the obama administration's bailout of general motors, ohio dealerships were forced to close. >> they were spending my credit line. we had 30-some employees out of work. my wife and i were the last ones out of work. it was the dreamwork for and we worked so hard for. >> i am mitt romney and i approve this message. host: president obama and a theme of manufacturing in this ad. >> over the last three and a half years, we have worked to make progress. 4.5 million jobs created. half a million new manufacturing jobs. they counted the auto industry out and now it's coming
we have a regulatory environment -- 20% higher than they are elsewhere among city of our major competitors. there are a number of things we can do to increase the overall competitiveness of u.s. manufacturing. until we do that, you are at risk of sending jobs overseas. we need to do as much as we can for a pro-growth policy. . host: manufacturing jobs have been on the minds of the presidential candidates. we will start with governor romney and the theme on manufacturing jobs. >> started...
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some states have a much more favorable regulatory tax environment for small businesses. so you'll see the number increase. texas, new york, certain states really promote entrepreneurship. i think that is where you see -- and of course, population. states that are larger in size, you have a likelihood of larger numbers. it definitely is diverse. i think the state crime has a lot to do with whether they truly foster -- state climate as a lot to do with whether they truly foster entrepreneurship. host: how's the economy affecting this? guest: the downturn that we have been experiencing and are trying to come out of has been -- has been unique passed all years -- past all years. typically, we see an increase in the number of self-employed. we see people who have left work or have been forced out of work self- layoffs entere employment. this time around, we have seen a drop. a lot of it has to do with the expansion of unemployment benefits. this congress has really expanded unemployment benefits longer than any other time. people were making a cost- benefit analysis. but want
some states have a much more favorable regulatory tax environment for small businesses. so you'll see the number increase. texas, new york, certain states really promote entrepreneurship. i think that is where you see -- and of course, population. states that are larger in size, you have a likelihood of larger numbers. it definitely is diverse. i think the state crime has a lot to do with whether they truly foster -- state climate as a lot to do with whether they truly foster entrepreneurship....
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it's small business people, but it's not -- the government can set up an environment that is helpful towards business, but under large taxation and policies that will crush business, i see that as a route that obama is taking. right now the free market is struggling. host: in the "financial times" this morning, u.s. lanes to stay on growth course -- u.s. lanes to stay on growth course. like a yacht in the wind, no sooner does the u.s. economy catch a breeze from one direction than a gust comes in from another and it struggle toss move forward. growth was in the third quarter of 2012 as gross domestic product rose at an annualized rate of 2%. housing gave the economy a boost. businesses, investment set it back. the growth data point to an economy with little momentum leaves considerable doubt about its resilience to the so-called fiscal cliff of tax rises and spending cuts due at the end of the year. host: back to the phones. mark in bethesda, maryland, on our line for independents. mark is optimistic. go ahead, mark. caller: hey, how you doing? yeah, i definitely do feel optimistic a
it's small business people, but it's not -- the government can set up an environment that is helpful towards business, but under large taxation and policies that will crush business, i see that as a route that obama is taking. right now the free market is struggling. host: in the "financial times" this morning, u.s. lanes to stay on growth course -- u.s. lanes to stay on growth course. like a yacht in the wind, no sooner does the u.s. economy catch a breeze from one direction than a...
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company to the corner office and you understand why the decisions are being made in a really humane environment. everybody is under the same kind of pressure. it is a sign of what the american economy has become, this extremely ruthless and anxiety-creating machine for squeezing out inefficiency cy.ita it is a family-operated company. it is of 400 million-dollar player in this industry. it is now publicly traded. they are being squeezed on all sides because they are realistically small, yet big customers are constantly demanding price reductions. at the same time, of the investors by law are supposed to be returning principal -- value to investors. if you begin reducing inefficiencies her, you are adding cost to the product. -- if you begin introducing inefficiencies, your adding cost to the product. back in headquarters, which is in queens, new york, this bill where until recently they still made parts, they are constantly asking the question, can we make this more cheaply? if we can, can we make it cheaply in china, poland, or south carolina? almost to a surprising degree, the answer is often
company to the corner office and you understand why the decisions are being made in a really humane environment. everybody is under the same kind of pressure. it is a sign of what the american economy has become, this extremely ruthless and anxiety-creating machine for squeezing out inefficiency cy.ita it is a family-operated company. it is of 400 million-dollar player in this industry. it is now publicly traded. they are being squeezed on all sides because they are realistically small, yet big...
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that makes it a tough american -- at duff environment. wherever you believe the unemployment rate can go to, whether it is 5% or 7%, this is not an issue anyone is confronting. there is no talk about what legislation or changes to the safety net need to be made. there are no efforts to get workforce retraining going on. i think the caller is right. this is a serious issue. host: the second comment was on no compromises. guest: this goes to what josh was saying earlier. there is a long-term fiscal problem. the question is, how do we fill that hole? democrats say there needs to be revenue. that debate is happening now. it is happening in congress. i think a lot of politicians are saying this election will determine the future of that. voters will have a chance to come down on one side or the other. i am not so sure that is true, especially if we end up with divided government. the question is -- does their need to be a major event that serves policy makers to action? i am not optimistic. last summer, the u.s. faced a downgrade in the dead.
that makes it a tough american -- at duff environment. wherever you believe the unemployment rate can go to, whether it is 5% or 7%, this is not an issue anyone is confronting. there is no talk about what legislation or changes to the safety net need to be made. there are no efforts to get workforce retraining going on. i think the caller is right. this is a serious issue. host: the second comment was on no compromises. guest: this goes to what josh was saying earlier. there is a long-term...
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it is a tough environment for an incumbent. host: missouri, democrats line, john, hello. caller: i hope you can hear me. i have a couple of questions. answer the you question about why mitt romney will not turn over his tax returns. people are not just upset at bain. they are upset at corporate america and financial institutions which have put us in this position. if using people and going to forget about the bush economy and already have -- if you think people are going to forget about the bush economy and already have, there was a guy named hoover. i do not think people have forgotten about mr. hoover yet. guest: as a reporter, i want people to release everything. at the same time, i understand why romney does not want to release more than he has released. the reason is every little drip and drab that comes out winds up being more time spent talking about what a rich guy he is. that is as opposed to talking about the economy and other things. the other thing is the obama campaign is very smart. if they get a another trove of documents, they already know more about mitt
it is a tough environment for an incumbent. host: missouri, democrats line, john, hello. caller: i hope you can hear me. i have a couple of questions. answer the you question about why mitt romney will not turn over his tax returns. people are not just upset at bain. they are upset at corporate america and financial institutions which have put us in this position. if using people and going to forget about the bush economy and already have -- if you think people are going to forget about the...
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they had not trapped in this hyper-partisan environment. they can change it. they can change their leaders, they can change the rules, and i go back to being centaurs. -- senators. lamar alexander left of the leadership very quietly saying he wanted to be free to make the bipartisan agreements that he remembered when he was a senate staff person. he was basically saying that the senate is not working the way it is supposed to work and i am not working the way i am supposed to work. they can change it. host: back to the funds, on our line for democrats. caller: good morning and thank you very much for cspan. i'm proud uaw member from upstate new york and i think the last great senate was the 88th and 89 congress and it took 67 votes to invoke cloture to break a filibuster. i focus on the civil-rights act and the debate on this of rights act in 1964. it is hard to believe it could happen today but back then you have the majority leader michael lance hill and the minority leader -- leader everett dirksen and they both co- sponsored the bill. dirksen was in the re
they had not trapped in this hyper-partisan environment. they can change it. they can change their leaders, they can change the rules, and i go back to being centaurs. -- senators. lamar alexander left of the leadership very quietly saying he wanted to be free to make the bipartisan agreements that he remembered when he was a senate staff person. he was basically saying that the senate is not working the way it is supposed to work and i am not working the way i am supposed to work. they can...
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the partisan environment is getting worse and worse. that leaves us with questions about whether these guys can govern. host: front page of "the new york times." let me read a few points. "more difficult to reach a compromise." guest: that is absolutely true. i feel we're watching a game of finger-pointing and not much else. both sides are pointing fingers and shouting it is the other guy's fault. what if any other business environment worked this way instead of solving the problems and working together? the toxic environment calls into question when we of challenges or other important issues -- can the american political system step up and deal with sit? the answer is not very well. we feel saddened and disappointed by our ability to rise to the challenge of fixing the problems. host: some of that is aimed at you. you come up in this column as does howard schultz, the ceo of starbucks. people were asked to write "come together" on cups at starbucks. guest: people say we should talk about why it's the other side's fault and i disagree.
the partisan environment is getting worse and worse. that leaves us with questions about whether these guys can govern. host: front page of "the new york times." let me read a few points. "more difficult to reach a compromise." guest: that is absolutely true. i feel we're watching a game of finger-pointing and not much else. both sides are pointing fingers and shouting it is the other guy's fault. what if any other business environment worked this way instead of solving the...
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government creates an environment for potentially wealth creation. the corporate taxes are too high. in my home state, new hampshire, we depend on a good, strong import-export market for economic vitality. our unemployment rate is about 420% over last year -- 4.2% over the last year, year and a half. we have relatively high education rates, and we export. there are other ways to attack this problem. i think it is time for a different direction and i believe we will be able to move this ship in a different direction come november. it is the definition of a loyal minority. host: we are talking to congressman charlie bass from new hampshire. joseph from new hampshire on our republican line. caller: good morning. ever since the ross perot campaign, we have incurred everybody in the political arena. we need to take our country back. nobody has the courage to tell the truth and say who we need to take the country back from. you know as well as i do and all those people considered insiders that the 13 wall street banks by way of the federal reserve are runn
government creates an environment for potentially wealth creation. the corporate taxes are too high. in my home state, new hampshire, we depend on a good, strong import-export market for economic vitality. our unemployment rate is about 420% over last year -- 4.2% over the last year, year and a half. we have relatively high education rates, and we export. there are other ways to attack this problem. i think it is time for a different direction and i believe we will be able to move this ship in...
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caller: i think it should be cut a lot more than what they cut, because environment is what is killing this country and upping medical costs. they should get the sobel security. but i thought that's what the problem is and -- the congress and legislator to stop to fay medical. host: we'll leave it there. you may have seen this picture, it's the president of the united states in the oval office with his foreman opponent, mitt romney. according to some it was a private launch the featured turkey chili and the actual conversation that never happened while two presidential nominees are come paining against each other, they pledge to keep in touch and maybe even work together all that according to what happened behind closed doors, the two men themselves never faced reporters. as you look that the picture, we will go to the independent line. caller: hello. hi, i'd like to know what happened to the cuts to the military spending. we're hearing about these entitlement cuts but whabbed what about the medical taxpayer cuts? when are we actually going to see returns from that? and what about the
caller: i think it should be cut a lot more than what they cut, because environment is what is killing this country and upping medical costs. they should get the sobel security. but i thought that's what the problem is and -- the congress and legislator to stop to fay medical. host: we'll leave it there. you may have seen this picture, it's the president of the united states in the oval office with his foreman opponent, mitt romney. according to some it was a private launch the featured turkey...
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is it politically possible in this environment to get enough republicans and democrats to support a deal that the white house wants on deficit reduction? because they been to the altar so many times on this same issue, taxes, medicare, social security, defense spending, you must wonder, if there's any agreement possible. host: first, commented today from the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell, who will join his colleagues later today at the white house. [video clip] >> i told the president last night we would be happy to look at whatever he proposes. the truth is we are coming up against a hard deadline. as i said, this is a conversation we should have had months ago. republicans are not about to write a blank check or anything senate democrats before or just because we find ourselves at the edge of the cliff. that would not be fair to the american people. that said, we will see what the president has to propose. members on both sides will review it. then we will decide how best to proceed. hopefully, there's still time for an agreement of some kind that saves the taxpayers from a
is it politically possible in this environment to get enough republicans and democrats to support a deal that the white house wants on deficit reduction? because they been to the altar so many times on this same issue, taxes, medicare, social security, defense spending, you must wonder, if there's any agreement possible. host: first, commented today from the senate republican leader mitch mcconnell, who will join his colleagues later today at the white house. [video clip] >> i told the...
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that could be an important question for the economy and also for the environment and for the questions that have been raised about t environmental sensitivity. guest: i'm from youngstown, ohio. they have been coming back to life because of natural gas. i ask people how positive people are about natural gas, this fracking process. to some degree they are thrilled about it. they had 11 earthquakes in an area where there had never been earthquakes before. that is tied to the extraction of natural gas. the people i spoke with were very divided. this is the kind of regulatory issues that political leaders have to sort out. the things that lead to environmental problems like polluted water and earthquakes. host: thank you for being here. we appreciate it. meetnext segment, you will nee charles tiefer. we will talk about executive privilege and out recent presidents have employed it. we'll be right back with that. >> howdy approach book interviews differently than news interview -- how do you approach? >> i think of interviewing as gathering information on the news side. >> how difficult is i
that could be an important question for the economy and also for the environment and for the questions that have been raised about t environmental sensitivity. guest: i'm from youngstown, ohio. they have been coming back to life because of natural gas. i ask people how positive people are about natural gas, this fracking process. to some degree they are thrilled about it. they had 11 earthquakes in an area where there had never been earthquakes before. that is tied to the extraction of natural...
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environment. in the current cycle we are seeing republican candidates not tearing as well as the party would have hoped. in some cases they got a nominee they did not want. todd akin in missouri is a perfect example. he ended up making controversial statements and putting that race in doubt. claire mccaskill is about as popular as hillary reid was from nevada in 2010. harry reid. and we saw harry reid win because his opponent was too controversial. host: the front-page story on the "washington times" -- guest: yes, i have not conducted any polls, but most of the polls suggest republicans had an advantage, but now looks like claire mccaskill has the advantage. if todd akin want to be competitive, he must find a way to communicate to independent women. any one who does not identify with him was offended by his comments. he has to find a way to recapture the electorate. host: in north dakota here's the story this morning from the associated press -- guest: my good friend from "politico" would be happ
environment. in the current cycle we are seeing republican candidates not tearing as well as the party would have hoped. in some cases they got a nominee they did not want. todd akin in missouri is a perfect example. he ended up making controversial statements and putting that race in doubt. claire mccaskill is about as popular as hillary reid was from nevada in 2010. harry reid. and we saw harry reid win because his opponent was too controversial. host: the front-page story on the...
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governor romney was a great friend to the pro-life movement in massachusetts in a very difficult political environment. we were always welcomed by governor romney. he was a great pro-life governor and he will be a great pro-life president. host of that advertisement is available online, at the mitt romney web site. the mitt romney juggernaut been derailed, that being the cover story, going back to the issue of abortion we should point out that when he ran for senate, he ran as a pro-choice candidate. that obviously change when he became the governor of massachusetts won back it later. guest: right. i think that that web- advertisement is fascinating. turning his flip-flop on abortion into an asset. you have this person who has been involved in the pro-life movement saying that the movement is about changing hearts and minds. we changed the mind of mitt romney. in this war that we are in, to try to win this argument, that is what we are trying to do. trying to turn that into an asset. the second thing that is interesting about that advertisement, it shows that governor romney is not just going to aband
governor romney was a great friend to the pro-life movement in massachusetts in a very difficult political environment. we were always welcomed by governor romney. he was a great pro-life governor and he will be a great pro-life president. host of that advertisement is available online, at the mitt romney web site. the mitt romney juggernaut been derailed, that being the cover story, going back to the issue of abortion we should point out that when he ran for senate, he ran as a pro-choice...
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a candidate -- if you do not question that, you are a fool because we are all the product of those environments. the decisions that a president would make has to do with his religion, with his race, and with his ethnicity. you cannot just exclude that stuff. you have grown up with it all your life, and it is going to affect your decisions when you do it. as far as people leaving the cities that is another thing you cannot talk about why they are leaving the cities. they are leaving because of black crime. we all know that, but nobody will say that on television. people say they will not worry about a person's religion -- what about these snake handling people? would you vote for one of them? i would not. host: going to let the caller go. boca raton florida, susie, you are on. caller: thank you. first and foremost, i'm a conservative roman catholic, and i'm voting for ron paul. as far as i'm concerned, he is the true conservative. the others are either neocons or, as romney, i cannot believe the audacity of our president calling the catholic church or any religious entity what they can do with t
a candidate -- if you do not question that, you are a fool because we are all the product of those environments. the decisions that a president would make has to do with his religion, with his race, and with his ethnicity. you cannot just exclude that stuff. you have grown up with it all your life, and it is going to affect your decisions when you do it. as far as people leaving the cities that is another thing you cannot talk about why they are leaving the cities. they are leaving because of...
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success is not something people notice as much in the current environment. people tend to look for bad stories. we can have good success. the program has been working well. we're reaching close to 9 million households. host: this is the estimated home heating in 2012. heating oil will have a 4% increase in cost for americans. natural gas, expected to decline by 7%. electricity expected to seek a decline of 2%. propane, 1% decline. it is holding a rather steady. caller: it depends --guest: it depends on where you live. you think, over the course of the, $2,400 a year, but it is over the cost of the budget is over the course of four months. -- but that is over the course of four minds but it could be the large portion of your budget for that month. gas, ash the average family will spend about $700 to heat their family's household with gas. if you're in cold weather part of the country, it to be closer to $1,400. in the south, close to the $400. it depends on where you are. if your family's is heating oil, he may also have a car. you get hit with higher gasolin
success is not something people notice as much in the current environment. people tend to look for bad stories. we can have good success. the program has been working well. we're reaching close to 9 million households. host: this is the estimated home heating in 2012. heating oil will have a 4% increase in cost for americans. natural gas, expected to decline by 7%. electricity expected to seek a decline of 2%. propane, 1% decline. it is holding a rather steady. caller: it depends --guest: it...
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you have to benchmark what your tax environment, your regulatory environment, your energy costs. the good news is in terms of getting manufacturing, we're still the world's largest market. when global investors take a look at the u.s., and canada's rate is 15% and hours is 35%, where are you going to site your plant? $1.75 trillion a year, a number that is larger than all but 80 economies in the world. it is not particularly attractive. when this administration refuses to utilize our domestic energy resources, refuses the keystone pipeline which would bring jobs and energy down to america, they reject that. that is not attractive in terms of global investment and job creation. the caller also talked about what caused the deficit then been a lot of charts and graphs dispel some myths. over four years, the total deficit was 5000 $92 billion. the taxes on the wealthy over that same time was $136 billion. all other americans was $544 billion. total cost of the bush tax cuts and the wars was about $1.30 trillion which means 75% of the deficit was caused by other spending. the wars and
you have to benchmark what your tax environment, your regulatory environment, your energy costs. the good news is in terms of getting manufacturing, we're still the world's largest market. when global investors take a look at the u.s., and canada's rate is 15% and hours is 35%, where are you going to site your plant? $1.75 trillion a year, a number that is larger than all but 80 economies in the world. it is not particularly attractive. when this administration refuses to utilize our domestic...
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he has made sure our environment has been kept clean. senator casey has been a leader on education. he has been an outstanding leader on foreign policy, standing up for allies like israel. senator casey has been an outstanding senator. for tom smith to suggest otherwise is wrong. it is fine for tom smith to go on the air and compare his ideas for example wanting to shut down medication -- medicare as we know it. that is a legitimate debate to have. but going on the air and sending $20 million to attack senator casey is what people are sick and tired of. he will be rejected in this election. host: let's go to bismarck, north dakota. thanks for waiting. caller: i would like the floor to yield 10 seconds. if i could reserve 10 more, i would like to be heard a little bit more. host: this is not the u.s. senate. caller: people who put the u.s. senate in place, my point of view as an independent is, when george bush was our present, -- president, you do not talk about the president negatively. he has the vote of the entire united states. it is the job of the congress and the senate to coo
he has made sure our environment has been kept clean. senator casey has been a leader on education. he has been an outstanding leader on foreign policy, standing up for allies like israel. senator casey has been an outstanding senator. for tom smith to suggest otherwise is wrong. it is fine for tom smith to go on the air and compare his ideas for example wanting to shut down medication -- medicare as we know it. that is a legitimate debate to have. but going on the air and sending $20 million...
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in the long run but primarily contact with the juvenile justice system particularly in the facility environment is detrimental not just at the time the youth is locked up for the rest of their life. it has a long and profound and lasting impact on the life of these kids and the lives of their children that they will inevitably have. we see it not just immediately upon their time in the facility but upon release where they are more likely to die post-release and we see that they're more likely to have health status problems later in life and have children who have problems. anyone who thinks that locking kids out to provide them with any safety benefits above what they would have seen in the community, it would be wise to think differently. host: what is the repeat offender rate? guest: the rule of thumb in behavioral sciences is the past predicts the future most kids, almost all carrots, will be involved in the leg and behavior. -- -- most kids, almost all kids, will be involved in illicit behavior. kids on average and will either drop out naturally by the time they become adults but the ones i
in the long run but primarily contact with the juvenile justice system particularly in the facility environment is detrimental not just at the time the youth is locked up for the rest of their life. it has a long and profound and lasting impact on the life of these kids and the lives of their children that they will inevitably have. we see it not just immediately upon their time in the facility but upon release where they are more likely to die post-release and we see that they're more likely...
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with respect to senators and congressmen, it is a far different political environment to vote on a bill or give speeches than it is for the responsibility to send a statewide agenda, make promises, and then be held accountable. i do not start out being anti- rick. he has worked hard and is a very good send a there. he did demonstrate some strength in iowa. i like jon huntsman. as i take a look at accomplishments as governor, rolling back taxes, regulatory reform, leading the country in job growth, you take a look at his economic plan, i am not sure rick has one, but jon huntsman has the best economic plan to put this country on a path for prosperity. push this economy forward, competing your way to prosperity. when you have worked in the u.s. trade office, you are an ambassador. you put those things together along with experience, i think he tromps senator santorum. host: we will be talking about the economic policies coming up later on "washington journal." let me ask you this. do you think jon huntsman has hurt his chances being an ambassador to china? is it a strike against him? disc
with respect to senators and congressmen, it is a far different political environment to vote on a bill or give speeches than it is for the responsibility to send a statewide agenda, make promises, and then be held accountable. i do not start out being anti- rick. he has worked hard and is a very good send a there. he did demonstrate some strength in iowa. i like jon huntsman. as i take a look at accomplishments as governor, rolling back taxes, regulatory reform, leading the country in job...
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federal government sharing this information with the private sector, and we want to do it in a protected environment where these companies are protected from vulnerabilities. if we can not work together with the private sector in sharing threat information, and that is all this bill does is share information with the private sector, who could share information with the federal government in terms of thread- specific, signature threat information -- if we cannot do that, but we cannot solve this problem because it goes to the core of where we are. this pilot program was highly successful in protecting not only the private sector from these threats, but also agitating the federal government as to how to better -- educate the federal government as to how to better protect federal networks. host: are there concerns in terms of how they operate in sharing the information? guest: there were some concerns voiced with the bill still being worked on by the homeland security committee. what you want to avoid is burdensome regulatory frameworks, mandates, and being punitive. when you start crossing that bridge
federal government sharing this information with the private sector, and we want to do it in a protected environment where these companies are protected from vulnerabilities. if we can not work together with the private sector in sharing threat information, and that is all this bill does is share information with the private sector, who could share information with the federal government in terms of thread- specific, signature threat information -- if we cannot do that, but we cannot solve this...
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to protect our environment. but we also need to have our eyes opened and make sure that we are -- that we have a chance to look before we leap when it comes to these regulations. deviling into the e.p.a.'s only -- delving down into the e.p.a.'s own process, the analyses are feasible and required by the clinton, president clinton's executive order, 12866 and president obama's executive order, 13563 as recently as march of this year. just a couple months ago the white house issued a memo reiterating, i quote, agencies should take active steps of the account of accumulative effects of new and existing rules. the e.p.a.'s own action development process, internal process of the e.p.a. requires that the analysis start early in rule development. that doesn't say you wait until the rule is developed. it doesn't say you wait until it's all done, complete, out there. early in the rule development process. action development process. taking a look at it. this information's available. they've got the data. they have the stu
to protect our environment. but we also need to have our eyes opened and make sure that we are -- that we have a chance to look before we leap when it comes to these regulations. deviling into the e.p.a.'s only -- delving down into the e.p.a.'s own process, the analyses are feasible and required by the clinton, president clinton's executive order, 12866 and president obama's executive order, 13563 as recently as march of this year. just a couple months ago the white house issued a memo...
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the top would be a sense that the american dream is characterized by relatively low density suburban environment . there were some important policy decisions that the nation made about the interstate highway system that facilitated the moves of goods and people. growth in information technology. more reliant on moving people around. the development of a mortgage finance system and the building industry that tended to emphasize single-family house dwellings that are owned by other documents rather than rented. the evolution of public school funding which tight resources for education to property-tax levels - -which tied resources for education to proper tax levels. host: marc perry, if you take a look at the 1950's, a lot of your larger cities, you find them in the northwest and stretching westward. go to 2010, you find concentrations in indiana and in texas. what happened during this timeframe? guest: you see regional shift out of the northwest towards the south and west. you see the rise of the sun belt cities. texas has six large cities and back in the 1950's it havd one. there are a few thing
the top would be a sense that the american dream is characterized by relatively low density suburban environment . there were some important policy decisions that the nation made about the interstate highway system that facilitated the moves of goods and people. growth in information technology. more reliant on moving people around. the development of a mortgage finance system and the building industry that tended to emphasize single-family house dwellings that are owned by other documents...
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the pentagon had declared cyberspace the environment of people and machines and networks as a new do main of war. and yet, we realize that maybe one in a thousand people understood what cyberspace was and the degree and denth of vellner abilities and so what we're trying to do is take pieces of it and explain the fund meantles and the platonic idea is that everybody from my mom and dad to congress and people around the country can understand and so maybe start the process of coming up with ways to defend cyberspace better. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on the communicate tors on c-span2. >> it's a great source of information for the public so if you want to know what is going on with legislation or policy, c-span has it covered. >> i like "book tv" because i get to see authors peeking around the country. >> c-span offers the news as it's happening. it doesn't offer commentary, it's just telling you the facts so you can make your own decision. the decisions are not being told to you and that is interesting. people who want to be engaged in solet and know what is going on. >> c-span creat
the pentagon had declared cyberspace the environment of people and machines and networks as a new do main of war. and yet, we realize that maybe one in a thousand people understood what cyberspace was and the degree and denth of vellner abilities and so what we're trying to do is take pieces of it and explain the fund meantles and the platonic idea is that everybody from my mom and dad to congress and people around the country can understand and so maybe start the process of coming up with ways...
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one example, we have done votes 302 times to lift environmental regulations on the environment. every bowl in the house has been to repeal environmental regulations. people want clean air and clean water. they want to have protection in consumer protection and all these things. i think they're going to make a change in this election. i think you'll find a lot of people will not be back in the next election and have control. c-span3 jim mcdermott, duet for being with us. when we come back, we will continue the conversation. we will get the republican said. representative joe barton of texas who is a member of the house energy & commerce. we will about energy issues, the 112th congress, and upcoming elections. it is friday morning, september 21. tomorrow is the first official day of fall. we're back in a moment. >> all this weekend, "book tv's" live coverage from the national mall with two days of interviews and presentations. and your phone calls, e-mails, and tweets starting saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern and sunday at noon, live on c- span2. >> we have to crack down on
one example, we have done votes 302 times to lift environmental regulations on the environment. every bowl in the house has been to repeal environmental regulations. people want clean air and clean water. they want to have protection in consumer protection and all these things. i think they're going to make a change in this election. i think you'll find a lot of people will not be back in the next election and have control. c-span3 jim mcdermott, duet for being with us. when we come back, we...
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if you get a more benign environment, that energy would burst forth. host: jkl tweets in, raise in the tops tax rate will not make a dent in the annual deficit. money gravitates to tax write- offs and crafted loopholes. guest: that is what you are seeing happening in europe when they are raising tax rates. lower the rates, get rid of these massive deductions,, and you would see a cleaner code, and less corrupt code. host: valerie in new jersey on our line for democrats. caller: good morning. the more i listen to mr. forbes speak, i am reminded why the reasons why i have lately not been a consistent your of c- span -- viewer of c-span anymore. they twist the truth. there is no integrity and what is said anymore. if you look at the record of spending -- mr. forbes mentioned mr. obama's spending being higher than the bush years. that is not true. the deficit which increases our debt grew so much under obama because he put both wars into the budget. george bush kept him out of the budget -- them out of the budget. was not paying for them, so things looked
if you get a more benign environment, that energy would burst forth. host: jkl tweets in, raise in the tops tax rate will not make a dent in the annual deficit. money gravitates to tax write- offs and crafted loopholes. guest: that is what you are seeing happening in europe when they are raising tax rates. lower the rates, get rid of these massive deductions,, and you would see a cleaner code, and less corrupt code. host: valerie in new jersey on our line for democrats. caller: good morning....
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in a room but it's creating that environment where they can learn. you have to create in that learning space and understand why it's important to know what you're teaching. i always try to get my kids to tell me where they're going to be when they're 25 or 30 and use mathematics as the means of getting where you want to go. it's not an end in itself. getting an a in my precalculus class isn't enough. what i need to know is where you're going so i can show you what i tphaoefp math class and hear in english and all the other courses help you get to where you want to go. host: we're listening to mr. roekel, if you're just tuning in, our guest is dennis van roekel, president of the national education association. jan has a point, new research has found that nurturing early in life helps the social skills and many kids lack parents that care. guest: there is no research that absolutely doesn't reinforce the power and potential in investing in early childhood education. it all says that. it's not a problem of not knowing what to do. it's the problem of not
in a room but it's creating that environment where they can learn. you have to create in that learning space and understand why it's important to know what you're teaching. i always try to get my kids to tell me where they're going to be when they're 25 or 30 and use mathematics as the means of getting where you want to go. it's not an end in itself. getting an a in my precalculus class isn't enough. what i need to know is where you're going so i can show you what i tphaoefp math class and hear...
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corporations will always trump the environment for short-term gains. for example, the promotion of soft drinks. all of these things are killing us, and it is an economic factor. therefore, i am relieved that obama got in, the lesser of two evils thing, but i definitely feel like we are sure-sided. host: have you looked on line to total votell stein's take was? caller: i have not looked. i am sure it is less than 1%. the thing about third parties it is they can have an influence, and if each of us raises consciousness, that could change things. host: as we mentioned earlier, there is a continuing conversation on facebook about yesterday's election. here are more comments we have received erich -- received. eric says i am hoping they can also act like adults and do their jobs. michele says it is as it should be, give the president the opportunity to finish the path they have started. it looks like the 47% of those deemed allies -- on wanted deemed allies. i did not want to hear excuses about why obama 1 today. i want accountability. romney lost because p
corporations will always trump the environment for short-term gains. for example, the promotion of soft drinks. all of these things are killing us, and it is an economic factor. therefore, i am relieved that obama got in, the lesser of two evils thing, but i definitely feel like we are sure-sided. host: have you looked on line to total votell stein's take was? caller: i have not looked. i am sure it is less than 1%. the thing about third parties it is they can have an influence, and if each of...
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it is hard to promise people money in this a fiscal environment. host: have you done a study of political involvement in college students? guest: college students tend to be more politically involved than previous students and other people their own age. they tend to be more well- informed and people who are not college students at their own age. in the end, one of the reasons college is so important is it is not just about dollars and cents. it is about creating independently minded citizenry that can continue to maintain our democratic system. we do not want to under fund political science or history or other kinds of subjects in at a favor of simply teaching people how to turn a vote. we have a double expends issue here, that is when the college to make people better citizens and let people live up fully in their times. host: we have about 10 minutes left. we will go to jose with no college experience. caller: good morning. i went to school in at 1958. in 1958, i was in school. i was very proud of the way they used to teach the students in 1958
it is hard to promise people money in this a fiscal environment. host: have you done a study of political involvement in college students? guest: college students tend to be more politically involved than previous students and other people their own age. they tend to be more well- informed and people who are not college students at their own age. in the end, one of the reasons college is so important is it is not just about dollars and cents. it is about creating independently minded citizenry...
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in any case, with regard to your question about the news media environment of 1972, richard nixon used to sit in the oval office and pound the desk and used to say, we must build our own establishment. let's get ross perot to buy cbs. we need our own network. we need our own academia and need our own business roundtable and he was frustrated because during his first term, there was no conservative intellectual infrastructure that would have talked about the president's vietnamization policies or john mitchell's law & order policies and over the years since president nixon's resignation, we have seen the emergence of a conservative structure of media and think tanks and all the kinds of things he used to sit in the oval office and demand that his aides get busy building. host: let's go to steve from haymarket, virginia from the republican line. good morning. caller: you asked my question about john dean before i asked it. are you aware of a quote by ben bradley where he said, i think he might have been a little bit tipsy but he was at a smithsonian party that said the hell with the trut
in any case, with regard to your question about the news media environment of 1972, richard nixon used to sit in the oval office and pound the desk and used to say, we must build our own establishment. let's get ross perot to buy cbs. we need our own network. we need our own academia and need our own business roundtable and he was frustrated because during his first term, there was no conservative intellectual infrastructure that would have talked about the president's vietnamization policies...
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it is that kind of environment. host: virginia. stan, democrats line. caller: i heard mr. arturo vargas says there are immigrants that come in and do all sorts of work, and he said we want to take care of our elderly, and i think that is a misconception. i think immigrants do work that americans do not want to do cheaper and under the table, because it would not make sense to have immigrants that do not speak english take care of senior citizens. when i go to wal-mart or mcdonald's, u.s. for ketchup, they do not understand what you're talking about -- you asked for ketchup, they do not understand what you are talking about. i would appreciate if they stopped saying they are doing work we do not want to do. they are undercutting other minorities, coming here you legally. guest: the real issue is that employers are not paying workers what they should be paying. that is really what we need to do. we need to go after the employers and require them to pay their wages for their workers. if we did not have people there were so desperate that they would work for less pay and be ta
it is that kind of environment. host: virginia. stan, democrats line. caller: i heard mr. arturo vargas says there are immigrants that come in and do all sorts of work, and he said we want to take care of our elderly, and i think that is a misconception. i think immigrants do work that americans do not want to do cheaper and under the table, because it would not make sense to have immigrants that do not speak english take care of senior citizens. when i go to wal-mart or mcdonald's, u.s. for...